Notices. Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

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BILLING CODE 4140-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2008-0001] Committee Name: Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee (HSINAC) will meet from February 12-13, 2008, in Potomac, MD. The meeting will be open to the public. DATE: The HSINAC will meet Tuesday, February 12, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Bolger Center, 9600 Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854-4436. Send written material, comments, and requests to make oral presentations to Elliott Langer, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW, Bldg 410; Washington, DC 20528. Requests to make oral statements at the meeting should reach the contact person listed below by February 1, 2008.

Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee prior to the meeting should reach the contact person at the address below by February 1, 2008. Comments must be identified by DHS-2008-0001 and may be submitted by *one* of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail: Elliott.langer@dhs.gov.* Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. • *Fax:* 202-282-8191. • *Mail:* Elliott Langer, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Building 410, Washington, DC 20528. *Instructions:* All submissions received must include the words “Department of Homeland Security” and the docket number for this action.

Comments received will be posted without alteration at *www.regulations.gov,* including any personal information provided. *Docket:* For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received by the Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee, go to *http://www.regulations.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elliott Langer, 245 Murray Lane SW., Bldg 410, Washington, DC 20528, *Elliott.langer@dhs.gov,* 202-282-8978, fax 202-282-8191. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The mission of the HSINAC is to identify issues and provide independent advice and recommendations for the improvement of HSIN to senior leadership of the Department, in particular the Director of Operations Coordination. The agenda for this meeting will include an update on efforts concerning the improvement of HSIN and discussions to develop a methodology of collecting and validating HSIN community User input and User based system requirements.

Procedural This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished. Participation in HSINAC deliberations is limited to committee members, Department of Homeland Security officials, and persons invited to attend the meeting for special presentations. All visitors to Bolger Center will have to pre-register to be admitted to the building. Please provide your name, telephone number by close of business on February 1, 2008, to Elliott Langer (202-282-8978) *(Elliott.langer@dhs.gov).* Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Elliott Langer as soon as possible.

Roger T. Rufe, Jr., Director of Operations Coordination. [FR Doc. E8-292 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration [Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191; Coast Guard-2006-24196] Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC); Enrollment Dates for the Ports of Bourne, MA; Green Bay, WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Texas City, TX; Salisbury, MD; and Toledo, OH AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration; United States Coast Guard;

DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security

(DHS)through the Transportation Security Administration

(TSA)issues this notice of the dates for the beginning of the initial enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential

(TWIC)for the Ports of Bourne, MA; Green Bay, WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Texas City, TX; Salisbury, MD; and Toledo, OH. DATES: TWIC enrollment will begin in Bourne and Green Bay on January 23, 2008; Pittsburgh and Texas City on January 24, 2008; and Salisbury and Toledo on January 30, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may view published documents and comments concerning the TWIC Final Rule, identified by the docket numbers of this notice, using any one of the following methods.

(1)Searching the Federal Docket Management System

(FDMS)web page at *www.regulations.gov* ;

(2)Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html* ; or

(3)Visiting TSA's Security Regulations Web page at *http://www.tsa.gov* and accessing the link for “Research Center” at the top of the page. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Orgill, TSA-19, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220. Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing (TTAC), TWIC Program,

(571)227-4545; e-mail: *credentialing@dhs.gov* . Background The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), issued a joint final rule (72 FR 3492; January 25, 2007) pursuant to the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064 (November 25, 2002), and the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act), Pub. L. 109-347 (October 13, 2006). This rule requires all credentialed merchant mariners and individuals with unescorted access to secure areas of a regulated facility or vessel to obtain a TWIC. In this final rule, on page 3510, TSA and Coast Guard stated that a phased enrollment approach based upon risk assessment and cost/benefit would be used to implement the program nationwide, and that TSA would publish a notice in the **Federal Register** indicating when enrollment at a specific location will begin and when it is expected to terminate. This notice provides the start date for TWIC initial enrollment at the Ports of Bourne, MA; Green Bay, WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Texas City, TX; Salisbury, MD; and Toledo, OH. Enrollment will begin in Bourne and Green Bay on January 23; Pittsburgh and Texas City on January 24; and Salisbury and Toledo on January 30, 2008. The Coast Guard will publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** indicating when facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone Southeastern New England, including those in the Port of Bourne; Captain of the Port Zone Lake Michigan, including those in the Port of Green Bay; Captain of the Port Zone Pittsburgh, including those in the Port of Pittsburgh; Captain of the Port Zone Houston-Galveston, including those in the Port of Texas City; Captain of the Port Zone Baltimore, including those in the Port of Salisbury; and Captain of the Port Zone Detroit, including those in the Port of Toledo must comply with the portions of the final rule requiring TWIC to be used as an access control measure. That notice will be published at least 90 days before compliance is required. To obtain information on the pre-enrollment and enrollment process, and enrollment locations, visit TSA's TWIC Web site at *http://www.tsa.gov/twic.* Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on January 7, 2008. Rex Lovelady, Program Manager, TWIC, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration. [FR Doc. E8-360 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-05-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. 5030-FA-06, FR-5100-FA-06] Announcement of Funding Awards for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice of funding awards. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in competitions for funding under the Notices of Funding Availability

(NOFA)for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP). This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clifford Taffet, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7164, Washington, DC 20410-7000; telephone

(202)402-4589 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339. For general information on this and other HUD programs, call Community Connections at 1-800-998-9999 or visit the HUD Web site at *http://www.hud.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program competitions were designed to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities through self-help housing where the homebuyer would contribute a significant amount of sweat-equity toward the construction of the new dwelling. Applicants were required to be a national or regional nonprofit organization or consortium. The competitions were announced in the SuperNOFAs published May 8, 2006 (71 FR 11962) for the Fiscal Year 2006 competition and March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11649) for the Fiscal Year 2007 competition. The NOFAs allowed for $19,800,000 for SHOP for the Fiscal Year 2006 competition and $18,677,043 for SHOP for the Fiscal Year 2007 competition. Applications were rated and selected for funding on the basis of selection criteria contained in that Notice. For the Fiscal Year 2006 competition, a total of $19,800,000 was awarded to three grantees nationwide. For the Fiscal Year 2007 competition, a total of $18,677,043 was awarded to four grantees nationwide. In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987. 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the grantees and amounts of the awards in Appendix A to this document. Dated: December 20, 2007. William H. Eargle, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Office of Community Planning and Development. Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Awards for Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Programs Recipient State Amount Community Frameworks WA $5,271,000 Habitat for Humanity International GA 8,639,000 Housing Assistance Council DC 5,890,000 Total 19,800,000 Fiscal Year 2007 Funding Awards for Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Programs Recipient State Amount Community Frameworks WA $2,801,556 Habitat for Humanity International GA 8,404,670 Housing Assistance Council DC 5,229,572 PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation AZ 2,241,245 Total 18,677,043 [FR Doc. E8-362 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5186-N-02] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. DATES: *Effective Date:* January 11, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202)708-1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired

(202)708-2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 800-927-7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in *National Coalition for the Homeless* v. *Veterans Administration,* No. 88-2503-OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today's Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. Dated: January 3, 2008. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. E8-124 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Establishment of National Geospatial Advisory Committee AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Establishment of National Geospatial Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior, after consultation with the General Services Administration, has established the National Geospatial Advisory Committee under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), through the FGDC Chair (the Secretary of the Interior or designee), related to management of Federal geospatial programs, the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), and the implementation of Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)Circular A-16 and Executive Order 12906. The Committee will review and comment upon geospatial policy and management issues and will provide a forum to convey views representative of non-Federal partners in the geospatial community. DATES: Comments regarding the establishment of this Committee may be submitted by January 28, 2008, ADDRESSES: Send comments to John Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, 909 First Avenue, Suite 422, Seattle, Washington 98104, e-mail address *jmahoney@usgs.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mahoney, USGS (206-220-4621), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are publishing this notice in accordance with the requirements of the FACA (5 U.S.C. App.). The Secretary of the Interior certifies that he has determined that the formation of the Committee is necessary and is in the public interest. The Committee will conduct its operations in accordance with the provisions of the FACA. It will report to the Secretary of the Interior through the Chair of the FGDC Steering Committee and will function solely as an advisory body. The Committee will provide recommendations and advice to the Department and the FGDC on policy and management issues related to the effective operation of Federal geospatial programs. The Secretary of the Interior will appoint Committee members and their alternates to the Committee to serve 2-year terms. The Committee will be composed of approximately 25 representatives, who will be selected to generally achieve a balanced representation of the viewpoints of the various stakeholders involved in national geospatial activities and the development of the NSDI. The Committee is expected to meet approximately 3-4 times per year. Committee members will serve without compensation. Travel and per diem costs will be provided for Committee members by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS will provide necessary support services to the Committee. Committee meetings will be open to the public. Notice of committee meetings will be published in the **Federal Register** at least 15 days before the date of the meeting. The public will have an opportunity to provide input at these meetings. In accordance with the FACA, we will file a copy of the Committee's charter with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration; Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate; Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives; and the Library of Congress. The Certification for establishment is published below. Certification I hereby certify that the National Geospatial Advisory Committee is necessary and is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by OMB Circular A-16 (Revised), *“Coordination of Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data Activities.”* The Committee will assist the Department of the Interior by providing advice and recommendations related to the management of Federal geospatial programs and the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. Dated: December 20, 2007. Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 08-70 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am]

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